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The Republic of Dirk Island

“That tree isn't hurting you is it?”

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The Republic of Dirk Island is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its smutty television, ritual sacrifices, and enslaved workforce. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 6.879 billion Dirk Islandians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 44.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Dirk Islandian economy, worth 973 trillion Dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Uranium Mining. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 141,490 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

The colors pink and purple are banned from military unit insignia, beating enemies to death with a baseball bat is legal if done within nine innings, trade policy consists of ganging up on the new guy, and the first sword of Dirk Island does not run. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Dirk Island's national animal is the Windy Fish, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Dirk Island is ranked 37,056^th in the world and 176^th in The grimy backyard of Bigej for Most Beautiful Environments, with 768.21 pounds of wildlife per square mile.

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